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Karen shares how she went from feeling total numbness on her entire right side to living symptom free of MS. In this talk she explores what, if anything, has changed in the 10 years since her diagnosis to make disease treatment more effective and what she believes will make the difference in halting the progression of chronic illness globally.

Karen Dwyer is a Neuro coach and founder of The MS to Success Programs. She is a leader in neurodiversity, sits on a number of International Health Advisory Boards and is a member of the International Coaches Federation.

After a career leading multi million euro businesses in finance, media and luxury retail , Karen now uses the latest scientific research on neuroplasticity, nutrition and movement to support people to ease fear around disease diagnosis & translate their intentions into reality.

For this, Karen has been awarded the ‘Republic of Ireland Best Health & WellBeing Coach 2021/22’, and has won ‘ Company of the Year American Business Awards 2021’, ‘Best Non Profit Covid Response 2019’ and has been named ‘Top 8 Irish Female Business Owners to Watch’. Karen Dwyer is a near coach & digital health innovator.
Karen overcame MS and is an author - publishing her very own 'my gratitude attitude' journal. Karen also works as a voice over artist. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx